News Releases

All of the latest news about our university. (by topic)

  • UB Study Finds Depressive Symptoms In Women May Lead to Alcohol Problems; Relationship Reverses In Men
    6/14/96
    One of the few longitudinal studies to investigate the relationship between gender, depression and alcohol problems in a large community sample has shown that in women, depressive symptoms may lead to alcohol problems over time, while in men, problems with alcohol might subsequently lead to depression.
  • Study of How Doctors Treat And Diagnose Shows Cultural Values, "Common Sense" Play Role In Decisions
    6/14/96
    A University at Buffalo researcher's study of how physicians work has found that current models of expert thinking do not adequately explain the complex factors involved in how physicians diagnose and treat patients.
  • Breast-Feeding For At Least 12 Months During Their Lifetime Lowers Women's Risk of Breast Cancer, UB Study Finds
    6/13/96
    Breast-feeding for at least 12 months during their lifetime appears to offer women some protection against developing breast cancer later in life, a new study by epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo has found.
  • Grant to Fund Research On Injury Preventiion In Elderly
    6/12/96
    A $37,000 grant from the American Federation for Aging Research will fund a University at Buffalo study on the skeletal muscles of the elderly that ultimately may help prevent injuries and reduce medical costs.
  • UB Researchers Find Differences In Birth Outcomes Among Women In Hispanic Subgroups
    6/12/96
    Studies being conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo of low birth weight and premature births among Hispanic mothers, and of failure rates and side effects of IUD use among women from the Jilin Province of China, are adding to information about the state of female reproductive health.
  • Obesity Puts People At Risk For Early Death, UB Study Finds
    5/31/96
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown that obesity stands alone as a risk factor for death, particularly from heart disease, and that the risk increases as people put on pounds.
  • UB to Hold Commencement Ceremonies May 12, May 17-19
    5/2/96
    Robert E. Rich, Sr., founder and chairman of the board of Rich Products Corp., will receive the University at Buffalo's most prestigious award, the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, at the university's sesquicentennial commencement ceremony on May 19.
  • Six to Receive UB Alumni Association Awards
    4/19/96
    A former member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, the speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and an Emmy Award-winning director will be among those honored when the University at Buffalo Alumni Association holds its annual awards dinner in May.
  • Bringing Kids Into Adult Justice System Has Done Little to Hold Them Accountable For Offenses or Reduce Crime, UB Books Claims
    4/2/96
    Although implementation of a law that lowered the age at which juveniles in New York State can be prosecuted as adults for some crimes has calmed many critics of the juvenile-justice system, it has done little to hold juveniles accountable for their offenses or reduce the rate of violent juvenile crime, a University at Buffalo sociologist maintains.
  • UB Dental Researchers Pinpoint Possible Mechanism That Causes Severe Gum Disease In Smokers
    3/27/96
    If you think people who talk on cellular phones while driving are asking for trouble, a new preliminary study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Rochester Institute of Technology suggests you¹re probably right.